Sabrina SzetoMar 10, 2025

The new episode of #SceneFromAbove is here! Our guest is Swetha Kolluri, who works on #AI and Digital Innovations at the World Bank. Swetha shares how the cloud powers development experiments, and how EO, citizen science and AI can address global challenges.

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The Scene From Above Podcast | thriveGEO.com

A show that brings you informal discussions about the cool things in the world of Earth observation. If you have questions, comments or corrections about this podcast then you can contact us on Twitter using @eoscenefrom or on LinkedIn. Season 15 is orga...

Dr. Flávia de Souza MendesNov 27, 2023

In the first episode of Season 14, we talk to Dr. Vivian Ribeiro about the challenges and opportunities of the new European Union Deforestation free Regulation (EUDR) in the Earth Observation Sector.

Thanks to Vivian Ribeiro for joining us and sharing your story with our #SceneFromAbove audience!
And thanks to our fantastic news correspondent, @rafaelatiengo, and our hosts for S14E1, Flávia de Souza Mendes, PhD Yhasmin Mendes de Moura Michelle Picoli!

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Ladies of LandsatMar 2, 2023

Our newest episode of #SceneFromAbove with special guest @sabrinaszeto has launched TODAY! 🚀✨

Tune in to hear about Sabrina's work with #GoogleEarthEngine & #EarthEngineUserMeetup, advocacy through Women+ in Geospatial, & more! 🎉🛰️ #EOChat #gischat

⭐ S13E5 link ⭐ :
https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s13e5-empowering-geospatial-innovation-with-sabrina-szeto/

Thanks to Sabrina for joining us! And thanks to @rafaelatiengo, @morganahcrowley & @flaviamendes for your efforts this episode! 🛰️

✨Season 13 of #SceneFromAbove is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42 ✨

S13E5: Empowering geospatial innovation with Sabrina Szeto | The Scene From Above Podcast

This episode features Sabrina Szeto, who is a geospatial consultant who empowers organizations to use geospatial data and technology. She is a Google Developer Expert for Earth Engine. Sabrina has a Masters in Forestry from Yale University and a BA in Anthropology from Princeton University. She also has volunteered as a Director with Women in Geospatial+ and is currently based near Munich, Germany. Website: https://sabrinaszeto.com/our-work Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabrinaSzeto Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@sabrinaszeto Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Aleks Buczkowski: ‘https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/understanding-the-earth-observation-value-chain/’ -------- Show notes: Earth Engine User Meetup YouTube: https://youtube.com/@EarthEngineUserMeetup Fostering user-driven learning communities in-person and virtually: Examples from Earth Engine meetups: https://figshare.com/articles/poster/Fostering_user-driven_learning_communities_in-person_and_virtually_Examples_from_Earth_Engine_meetups/21803250 Earth Engine Community Tutorials: https://sabrinaszeto.com/talks-and-outreach/creating-community-tutorials-for-earth-engine https://github.com/google/earthengine-community/tree/master/tutorials Ten Steps to Build an Inclusive Future for the Geo for Good Community: https://medium.com/google-earth/ten-steps-to-build-an-inclusive-future-for-the-geo-for-good-community-9f808000ab28 Women+ in Geospatial: Women+ in Geospatial Website: https://www.womeningeospatial.org/ Women+ in Geospatial Twitter: https://twitter.com/geospatialwomen Women+ in Geospatial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-geospatial/   Hosts: Dr. Flavia de Souza Mendes https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Gopika Suresh https://twitter.com/Go__pika Dr. Morgan Crowley https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_ Rafaela's newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rafaelatiengo   Previewing our next guest on S13E6: They are a remote sensing research scientist with NASA, They have used SAR, LiDAR and passive optical data in their research, They created the first 3D mangrove forest structure map for Africa.

Ladies of LandsatJan 6, 2023

Check out S13E3 of #SceneFromAbove em português!

Ep. 3 features an amazing conversation with Dr. Tahisa Kuck & Prof. Tatiana Pará M. de Freitas about the Amazon biome, degradation, the new #EU regulation on #deforestation free products & local communities 🌳🇧🇷🛰️ #EOChat #gischat

Thanks to our guests, our news correspondent, @rafaelatiengo, and hosts for S13E3, @flaviamendes & Dr. Yhasmin M Moura!

Season 13 is brought to you by #Geoawesomeness &
UP 42 - many thanks!

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S13E3: Deforestation in the Amazon biome with Dr. Tahisa Kuck and Prof. Tatiana Pará | The Scene From Above Podcast

This episode features Dr. Tahisa Kuck, Science and Technology Analyst at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Brazilian Air Force and Professor Tatiana Pará, professor at the Federal Institute of Pará.  Professor Tatiana has a master's degree in development and management of the Amazon. She works with university extension taking geoprocessing tools to remote communities, promoting inclusion of girls and women in the world of STEM. She founded the group MENINAS DA GEO  and is entrepreneurial with stewardship activities and collaborative mapping. She mentors the Youthmappers IFPA chapter and has several research activities regarding monitoring deforestation in the Amazon. Her focus is to insert new people into basic education that can use geotechnologies as a tool for decision making. Dr. Tahisa has a PhD in Applied Geosciences from University of Brasilia, Master in Remote Sensing from the National Institute for Space Research - INPE. Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism. Member of the research group RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments). She works with research in the area of microwave remote sensing (SAR) and machine learning for tropical forests. At Institute for Advanced Studies, she is part of the PITER-N project team, whose research focuses on the autonomy of night flights of drones based on computer vision. Listen to hosts Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes and Dr. Yhasmis Mendes talk to them about this and more in this episode.    Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Shownotes: Dr. Tahisa Kuck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatakuck Dr. Tahisa Kuck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahisakuck/ Tatiana Pará on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatiparah/ Meninas da Geo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meninasdageo/ Paper "Carbon loss from forest degradation exceeds that from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01026-5 Prefeitura de Ananindeua investe na capacitação de mulheres ribeirinhas: https://www.ananindeua.pa.gov.br/semcat/noticia/71/prefeitura-de-ananindeua-investe-na-capacitacao-de-mulheres-ribeirinhas Meninas e mulheres da ciência fazem a diferença no IFPA e no Pará: https://ifpa.edu.br/ultimas-noticias/1436-meninas-e-mulheres-da-ciencia-fazem-a-diferenca-no-ifpa-e-no-para Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium reduced deforestation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-00194-5 TerraBrasilis (PRODES/DETER): http://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/en/home-page/ RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments) on twitter: https://twitter.com/rsategroup Geoawesomeness EU hub: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Rafaela’s newsletter: https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/     Hosts: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Yhasmin Mendes de Moura: https://twitter.com/yhasmoura   News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_   Edition: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes   Three facts for the next episode: Our guest is a structural geologist Resides in what is commonly called 'the little red dot' We will talk about the importance of GNSS for monitoring different Earth processes like tectonic motion & atmospheric water vapour monitoring!

Dr. Flávia de Souza MendesJan 5, 2023
Check out our #SceneFromAbove podcast season 13 episode 3 about the #Amazon biome. Dr. Yhasmin Mendes de Moura and I talk to our guests Prof. Tatiana de Freitas & Dr. Tahisa Kuck about #deforestation, #degradation, the new #EU regulation on free deforestation in commodities, #earthobservation fusion, and local communities.
@rafaelatiengo Tiengo brought the latest news related to the Amazon biome!
Season 13 of #SceneFromAbove is brought to you by Geoawesomeness & UP42
Thank you for your support! #EOChat #gischat
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S13E3: Deforestation in the Amazon biome with Dr. Tahisa Kuck and Prof. Tatiana Pará | The Scene From Above Podcast

This episode features Dr. Tahisa Kuck, Science and Technology Analyst at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Brazilian Air Force and Professor Tatiana Pará, professor at the Federal Institute of Pará.  Professor Tatiana has a master's degree in development and management of the Amazon. She works with university extension taking geoprocessing tools to remote communities, promoting inclusion of girls and women in the world of STEM. She founded the group MENINAS DA GEO  and is entrepreneurial with stewardship activities and collaborative mapping. She mentors the Youthmappers IFPA chapter and has several research activities regarding monitoring deforestation in the Amazon. Her focus is to insert new people into basic education that can use geotechnologies as a tool for decision making. Dr. Tahisa has a PhD in Applied Geosciences from University of Brasilia, Master in Remote Sensing from the National Institute for Space Research - INPE. Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism. Member of the research group RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments). She works with research in the area of microwave remote sensing (SAR) and machine learning for tropical forests. At Institute for Advanced Studies, she is part of the PITER-N project team, whose research focuses on the autonomy of night flights of drones based on computer vision. Listen to hosts Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes and Dr. Yhasmis Mendes talk to them about this and more in this episode.    Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Shownotes: Dr. Tahisa Kuck on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatakuck Dr. Tahisa Kuck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahisakuck/ Tatiana Pará on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatiparah/ Meninas da Geo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meninasdageo/ Paper "Carbon loss from forest degradation exceeds that from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon": https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01026-5 Prefeitura de Ananindeua investe na capacitação de mulheres ribeirinhas: https://www.ananindeua.pa.gov.br/semcat/noticia/71/prefeitura-de-ananindeua-investe-na-capacitacao-de-mulheres-ribeirinhas Meninas e mulheres da ciência fazem a diferença no IFPA e no Pará: https://ifpa.edu.br/ultimas-noticias/1436-meninas-e-mulheres-da-ciencia-fazem-a-diferenca-no-ifpa-e-no-para Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium reduced deforestation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-00194-5 TerraBrasilis (PRODES/DETER): http://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/en/home-page/ RSATE (Remote Sensing Applied to Tropical Environments) on twitter: https://twitter.com/rsategroup Geoawesomeness EU hub: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/ Rafaela’s newsletter: https://rafaelatiengo.substack.com/     Hosts: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes: https://twitter.com/flasmendes Dr. Yhasmin Mendes de Moura: https://twitter.com/yhasmoura   News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_   Edition: Dr. Flávia de Souza Mendes   Three facts for the next episode: Our guest is a structural geologist Resides in what is commonly called 'the little red dot' We will talk about the importance of GNSS for monitoring different Earth processes like tectonic motion & atmospheric water vapour monitoring!

Show threadLadies of LandsatNov 30, 2022

Season 13 of #SceneFromAbove is brought to you by Geoawesomeness &
UP 42. Thank you for your support! #EOChat #gischat

Listeners, be sure to check out this week's featured #EOHub article by Justyna Więcławska: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/how-satellite-data-helps-us-understand-climate-change/

How Satellite Data Helps Us Understand Climate Change - Geoawesomeness

Editor’s note: This article was written as part of EO Hub – a journalistic collaboration between UP42 and Geoawesomeness. Created for policymakers, decision makers, geospatial experts and enthusiasts alike, EO Hub is a key resource for anyone trying to understand how Earth observation is transforming our world. Read more about EO Hub here.    Climate change is […]

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Ladies of LandsatNov 30, 2022

3... 2... 1... it's launch day for S13E2 of #SceneFromAbove! 🚀🛰️

Episode 2 features an amazing conversation with Dr. Karen Joyce, an innovator of all things Earth Observations who joined us from Cairns, Australia. 🦘🐨 🇦🇺 #EOChat #gischat

Happy listening!
https://scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/s13e2-remote-sensing-drones-with-dr-karen-joyce/

S13E2: Drones with Dr. Karen Joyce | The Scene From Above Podcast

This episode features Dr. Karen Joyce, an Associate Professor at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. Dr. Joyce is an innovator of all things Earth Observations from science to creating community. In her research, she explores novel usages of drone platforms building upon her experience in the military. Outside of her research, she is an entrepreneur who has led the development of the GEONadir drone data sharing and processing platform as well as created an educational network and resources for introducing young girls to UAVs called Shemaps. She is also a founder of the Dames of Drones network! Listen to hosts Dr. Morgan Crowley and Dr. Gopika Suresh talk to her about this and more in this episode.  Season 13 of Scene from Above is brought to you by Geoawesomeness and UP42. Be sure to check out the EO Hub article by Justyna Więcławska that we featured on the episode this week: https://geoawesomeness.com/eo-hub/how-satellite-data-helps-us-understand-climate-change/  Shownotes: Dr. Karen Joyce at James Cook University: https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/karen.joyce/ Dr. Karen Joyce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKJoyce  Dr. Karen Joyce’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKJoyce  GEONadir: https://geonadir.com/  Shemaps: https://shemaps.com/  Dames of Drones: https://twitter.com/DamesOfDrones Discovering inclusivity in Remote Sensing: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.869291  Dr. Karen Joyce’s episode on The Geoholics podcast: https://thegeoholics.podbean.com/e/145-final/  Rafaela’s newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rafaelatiengo  GEE ebook: https://www.eefabook.org/  ICEYE public archive: https://www.iceye.com/lp/iceye-18000-public-archive  GEDI User Case Studies: https://twitter.com/GEDI_Knights/status/1593260979692998658?s=20&t=GhTgq9MRzQzWGSiBWz7tZw  Pecora: https://pecora22.org/  Geo4Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIk8MC0kA2o  This episodes hosts are: Gopika: https://twitter.com/Go__pika  Morgan: https://twitter.com/morganahcrowley  News correspondent: Rafaela Tiengo https://twitter.com/RafaelaTiengo_   Three facts for the next episode: These ladies are from the same south american country experiencing rapid deforestation but also contributing cutting edge remote sensing knowledge They frequently collaborate in a forest remote sensing cooperative The episode will be recorded in their shared native language with over 280 million native speakers

Ladies of LandsatNov 28, 2022

Can you guess who our guest is on Season 13 Episode 2 of #SceneFromAbove, hosted with Sisters of SAR? 🤔

1⃣ They were in the military.
2⃣ They work with drones.
3⃣ Sea cucumber💩!

Stay tuned to find out - our new episode will be launching this Wednesday, November 30!🚀🛰️ #EOChat #GISChat

Rafaela TiengoNov 15, 2022

Hi everyone! 🙋🏾‍♀️ #Introduction

🎓 PhD student in Engineering and Management of the Natural Environment at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (#Spain 🇪🇸)

🛰️ #RemoteSensing scientist under the European project MaCoBioS 🇪🇺

🌋 Researcher at the Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment. Processing #SatelliteImagery to support monitoring.

🎙️ News correspondent on #SceneFromAbove podcast.

📧 My newsletter: Weekly Remote Sensing and Geoscience news.

Thanks for being here! Let's chat! :)

Ladies of LandsatNov 8, 2022

Hi everyone! Here’s an #introduction to our organization, #LadiesOfLandsat.

We are working to make the field of #remotesensing more inclusive for underrepresented scientists. 🛰 Our #ScienceMastodon page will be led by @morganahcrowley & @flaviamendes.

Our current efforts include a weekly #LoLManuscriptMonday series, co-hosting the #SceneFromAbove podcast with Sisters of SAR, blogging with #GeoAwesomeness, in-person events, & more!

Thanks for connecting!